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General Clark on Bush's Missing Explosives General Wesley Clark released the following statement today in response to President Bush's remarks today about the missing explosives in Iraq: “Today George W. Bush made a very compelling and thoughtful argument for why he should not be reelected. In his own words, he told the American people that “…a political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your Commander in Chief.” “President Bush couldn’t be more right. He jumped to conclusions about any connection between Saddam Hussein and 911. He jumped to conclusions about...

Sen. John Kerry wants his Republican ally John McCain to replace Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "If America has reached a point where only one person has the ability in our great democracy to manage the Pentagon and to continue or to put in place a better policy even, we're in deeper trouble than you think," Kerry told broadcaster Don Imus today. "I don't accept that. I just don't accept that. I think that's an excuse. The fact is that we need a change in policy." Asked who he'd pick as a replacement, the presidential candidate first named Sen. McCain. Then...